I have been in comedy mode again, watching a variety of comedians lately- are these guys the only ones that have the truth locked down? I was watching Eddie Izzard and Chris Rock as well- they take everyone to task for everything-

I have been wondering- do you guys notice this as well? The only political truth comes out of the mouths of comedians?

I was watching Jon Stewart interview both McCain and ? Kristol, on Abu Ghurib etc, and he seems to be the only one to nail the topics, really in a serous manner, than any left or right wing pundit.

One comment that moved me by Stewart was he kept on playing the speech of GW about supporting Rumsfeld- when he said he was "doing a superb job"- and Stewart turns to the camera and says "Dude, I have been fired for being late"

Miller actually became unfunny and stupid when he went conservative- and I am just commenting on his act, not his content- when he was doing the SNL news, he was freakin' hilarious- course, Al Franken was writing for him then LOL

So what truth have you heard on a comedy act, that may have not been straight fact, but sure boiled down the issue in a hilarious manner?

George Carlin released "Napalm and Silly Putty" before 9/11. On this album, he does a thing about how rediculously stupid airport security is (was) and that someone could hijack the plane using the plastic knife they gave you back then with your, what might be called, food.

Haven't been taking in comedy recently, busy with other things. But there is some kind of principle at work here. We tend to accept things more readily in jest than earnest, or when things get so bad, we can't do anything but make jokes about them.

One of my coworkers commented last week that I'm seldom serious about situations like the upcoming layoffs at MCI. We won't be touched because we're with EDS (indirectly for me). No, that's not true. I am serious. It's just that my coworker wouldn't want to hear what I really think. Rants might be entertaining in certain contexts, but they get tiresome quickly.

I've never found Miller to be terribly funny as much as interesting in a psychological way. What is wrong with that guy? Stewart has something about him that makes me like him right off. He's someone I'd like to have at a party or in a bar drinking beer with friends. Rock and Carlin are of the same cloth. Either one would make a great college professor.